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1. www.therecord.com › news › waterloo-regionElmira water cleanup won’t meet 2028 deadline - The Record

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   Jul 25, 2016 · Chemtura Canada will not meet its 2028 deadline to clean up Elmira’s groundwater after almost 20 years.

2. www.therecord.com › opinion › columnistsLessons of Elmira's water crisis painful, costly - The Record

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   Nov 5, 2014 · 2 min read. It was 25 years ago this month that Elmira residents learned chemicals from Uniroyal Chemical Co., the town’s largest employer, had contaminated their once bountiful and pristine...

3. www.therecord.com › news › waterloo-regionWhy you still can’t drink the local water in Elmira

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   Nov 2, 2020 · Elmira has safe tap water, but it is not taken from the local aquifer. Experts say it will take many more years to rid the local groundwater of toxic chemicals.

4. kitchener.ctvnews.ca › deadline-for-cleaning-upDeadline for cleaning up Elmira’s water won’t be met: Chemtura

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   Jul 14, 2016 · The company agreed to rehabilitate the drinking water, and a deadline was set of having the water safe for consumption by 2028.

5. www.pressreader.com › canada › the-woolwich-observerThe “what’s next?” phase of cleaning up Elmira’s aquifer

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   Dec 28, 2023 · The groups in charge of monitoring progress on the cleanup of the Elmira aquifer met again earlier this month, and discussed the fact that the original order from the province to have the aquifer cleaned to drinking water standards by 2028 will not be met.

6. www.pressreader.com › canada › waterloo-regionWhy you still can’t drink the local water in Elmira - PressReader

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   Nov 2, 2020 · The town’s water was shut off and citizens subsisted on bottled. water until a pipeline to Waterloo’s aquifer was built. This is still the source of Elmira’s tap water. Since then, the aquifer has been undergoing treatment, but the status of the cleanup remains murky. Some background.

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   Does Elmira have safe tap water?

   • Elmira has safe tap water, but it is not taken from the local aquifer. Experts say it will take many more years to rid the local groundwater of toxic chemicals ELMIRA — This month marks 31 years since the town’s residents were told they must not drink their own water.

   Why you still can’t drink the local water in Elmira - The Record

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   When will Elmira's Water Supply be cleaned?

   • It will probably be another 30 or 35 years before the once treasured water supply will be made available to Elmira residents. Legally, the company is committed to having the town’s water supply cleaned and ready for use in 2028, but most people close to the issue don’t believe that will happen.

   Lessons of Elmira’s water crisis painful, costly - The Record

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   What happened to Elmira's Water Supply?

   • It was 25 years ago this month that Elmira residents learned chemicals from Uniroyal Chemical Co., the town’s largest employer, had contaminated their once bountiful and pristine water supply. The town found itself in the midst of a crisis that would see friend pitted against friend.

   Lessons of Elmira’s water crisis painful, costly - The Record

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   How is Elmira Water cleaned?

   • The cleanup of Elmira’s water has two main aspects: pumping the NDMA-laced water out of the aquifer and also cleaning the contaminants out of Canagagigue Creek, which runs through the Lanxess property and was historically used to dispose of wastes directly by chemical companies at that site and other industries in Elmira.

   Why you still can’t drink the local water in Elmira - The Record

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   What happened to Elmira aquifer?

   • NDMA or nitrosodimethylamine, a chemical known to cause cancer, liver and lung damage, and death in test animals, was detected in extremely high amounts in Elmira’s aquifer in November 1989. The town’s water was shut off and citizens subsisted on bottled water until a pipeline to Waterloo’s aquifer was built.

   Why you still can’t drink the local water in Elmira - The Record

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   Can Elmira residents drink their own water?

   • ELMIRA — This month marks 31 years since the town’s residents were told they must not drink their own water. NDMA or nitrosodimethylamine, a chemical known to cause cancer, liver and lung damage, and death in test animals, was detected in extremely high amounts in Elmira’s aquifer in November 1989.

   Why you still can’t drink the local water in Elmira - The Record

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8. lanxess.ca › sites › elmiraOffsite Groundwater Remediation - LANXESS

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   Offsite Groundwater Remediation. This effort addresses legacy contaminants in groundwater that had historically moved away from under the Elmira site towards the south and west. A number of offsite extraction wells pump contaminated water from the aquifer to a system that treats this water.